Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 28 - May 3, 2008
(26) Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine
 
Mykola Babich
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Mykolaev
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$37,735.00
Oleg Nikolayev
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporizzya
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 24
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$11,835.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB180000000043731 US$17,000.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$4,950.00
Overall201000001043731 US$21,950.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 33rd Mykola Babich - 33rd
2007 Oleg Nikolaev - 41st Mykola Babich - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 29, Q14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 24, Q13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 29, Q14 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q17 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q21 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 32, Q14 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q20 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/30/2008 Winner 1 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (7, Q1) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:41
Wed, 4/30/2008 Contender 1 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (10) Won 27-25, 13-21, 17-15 1:07
Thu, 5/1/2008 Contender 2 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (9) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 8-15 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-12, 21-15 0:40
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:44
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev Q17 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev 26 21-14, 21-13 0:41
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Li/Zhou, China 1-2
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 9 Babich/Nikolaev 26 21-18, 21-18 0:48
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:37
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 Li/Zhou Q14 21-17, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 27-25, 13-21, 17-15 1:07
Trail the series against # 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q21 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Dugrip/Gagliano 20 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Lochhead/Pitman Q3 21-17, 25-23 0:43
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q6 Babich/Nikolaev Q27 21-16, 21-17 0:32
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 14 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Ces/Ces Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q20 Hoyer/Soderberg Q13 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 Babich/Nikolaev Q14 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 1:03